I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Liu Zhirou was very doubtful about this, but she did not put most of her energy on it. After all, this damn country and this damn dynasty had too many problems and too many unreasonable things. A wanted order really did not mean anything. Maybe they did not have the habit of issuing wanted orders. No one knew this.

She lazily leaned on the small table beside her, chatting with Tan Xiang beside her, killing time. Now everything needs time to develop. Uncle Guo Jie needs time to attack the palace city, and the news of the emperor's accident also needs time to spread. There is no use in being anxious.

Just at this moment, a girl who was dressed simply and a little timid came over with ginseng soup.

"Your Majesty, this is a gift from my wife. Please try it."

"Put it there."

Tan Xiang pointed to a place and asked her to put the ginseng soup aside. Although being blocked by the chaotic soldiers and unable to enter the palace was beyond everyone's expectations, the Queen Mother was well prepared. Liu Zhirou's food and drink were basically all brought out from Shoukang Palace.

No matter how much he believed that Zhao would not harm her daughter as a mother, Tan Xiang would not let Liu Zhirou take anything that had not been tested. This could be considered professional ethics.

Normally, Liu Zhirou would not stop Tan Xiang from exercising her professional ethics. Not only did she take a laissez-faire attitude towards this, she would even support Tan Xiang's work in many cases. After all, even if she was not pregnant, she would not be easily attacked, and she did not want a bunch of inexplicable things in the food she ate every day.

But this time, she went against her usual practice and stopped Tan Xiang's behavior, instead keeping the little maid who came to deliver ginseng soup.

"Wait, you are..."

Liu Zhirou felt that the maid in front of her looked very familiar.

"Your Highness, I am Xia He! Back then, when you were still married, I was lucky enough to serve you. At that time, you were already very noble, and now you are even more noble. To be able to serve you again is truly a blessing that I have earned in several lifetimes!"

The maid quickly stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Oh, it's you."

Liu Zhirou suddenly realized that if the original owner was still here, she would be very familiar with the maids who had served her since she was a child. But she was an outsider after all. Although she got to know and had some contact with her four maids during her time at the Liu family, she did not have a deep impression of them. In addition, she had experienced so many things in the palace over the years that she could not even remember their names for a moment.

It was not until she introduced herself that Liu Zhirou suddenly realized that this was the maid who had unfortunately been possessed by her brother Liu Zhen before entering the palace.

Xia He was quite pretty and the Liu family had cultivated her with great care. She originally thought that she could support Liu Zhirou after entering the palace. However, due to bad luck, she was unable to accompany Liu Zhirou into the palace and instead became Liu Zhen's roommate.

Liu Zhirou even stabbed her sister-in-law Gan severely for this reason, causing both she and her husband to be punished by Liu Ming.

At that time, Liu Zhirou felt sorry for the future of this maid. Although it was Liu Zhen who made the mistake and Gan who plotted maliciously, these two people were after all well-known and powerful people. The one who might really suffer the most might be this poor maid.

However, Liu Zhirou's mind was full of developing plug-ins at the time, so she naturally didn't take this matter particularly seriously. She only asked her mother Zhao to take care of it a little.

But now that I think about it, it is still unknown how much of this care will be given to Xia He.

After all, as a stepmother, it is really difficult for Zhao to control what happens in her stepson's room. But Gan is Xia He's mistress after all. If she is really determined to torture Xia He, Xia He will have nowhere to escape.

However, not long after, Concubine Shu got into trouble and Duke Deng's family fell. Gan, who had a dispute with Duke Deng's family, naturally did not have a good ending. Being divorced was considered good enough. Maybe Liu Ming had already let her die silently in some corner.

Anyway, when Liu Zhirou comes back, she will see a new sister-in-law. As for what happened to the original Gan family, Liu Zhirou didn't ask, and Liu Ming was very tactful and didn't say anything.

Seeing Xia He now, Liu Zhirou was quite emotional. It was impossible to say that they had deep feelings for each other. For a long time, Liu Zhirou was wary of her four maids, fearing that they would discover the differences between her and the original owner and tell the people in power in the Liu family, which would bring harm to her.

But now the entire Liu family has been left behind by her, as insignificant as dust. Not to mention that it is not easy for them to suspect this, even if they really know that Liu Zhirou has changed her mind, they will pretend not to know. After all, for profit-seeking businessmen, whoever brings them benefits is their father.

So Liu Zhirou's attitude naturally relaxed. After seeing her, she actually felt a little emotional. She chatted with her when she had nothing to do. On the one hand, it was to pass the time, and on the other hand, it was to test whether she knew anything about the strangeness of the Liu family.

Liu Zhirou knew very well that she should not underestimate these people. Even in modern society, those who truly understood a place were often the grassroots personnel working there. This was even more so in ancient times. Gentlemen stayed away from the kitchen, and people of noble status would most of the time not pay attention to those humble and lowly things. Sometimes, the people responsible for serving could understand things that even far exceeded those arrogant masters.

Xia He was naturally very excited, but when Liu Zhirou asked her why she was serving here, she stammered and couldn't say anything.

Logically speaking, this was not a big deal. Even though she was already Liu Zhen's concubine, it was normal for Liu Ming to send her to serve Liu Zhirou after she came back.

After all, no matter what, Liu Zhen is just the son of a Yuanwailang, and he is still a commoner until now, and he is not a well-known person in the capital. However, Liu Zhirou is the emperor's Concubine Chun, with an extremely noble status, and she is the hope of the Liu family for the next few decades.

Not to mention asking a concubine of Liu Zhen to serve Liu Zhirou, even if Liu Zhen's newly married wife came to serve her, it would be considered a reward.

Therefore, there is no reason to not dare to speak out because of the loss of face caused by being suppressed.

So why is that?

Xia He hesitated for a long time, until even Tan Xiang felt a little impatient and wanted to drive her away. Then she mustered up the courage to raise her head and said with tears in her eyes:

"My Lady, the eldest young mistress died unjustly!"